Analysing user resistance to distance learning systems by academics within the Covid-19 pandemic using the technology acceptance model

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine academics’ user resistance to distance learning, their perceptions of the distance learning systems and factors affecting their perceptions of the changes in the education system during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study’s population consists of 440 academics working in 43 different universities in Turkey. The research sample were determined through convenience and snowball sampling methods. The data were collected using an online questionnaire form created within Google Forms. After validity and reliability analyses on the data, eight different hypotheses were tested using structural equation analysis. All eight hypotheses proposed within the study were accepted after receiving the results of this analysis. The results of the study show that user resistance has a significantly negative effect on the users that utilise distance learning. However, the perceived ease of use and usefulness have a significantly positive effect on attitude and behavior.

Keywords

• Covid-19 Outbreak
• Technology Acceptance Model
• Resistance to Chance
• High Education
• Academicians

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COVID-19 sürecinde uzaktan eğitime yönelik akademisyenlerin kullanıcı dirençlerinin teknoloji kabul modeli ile analiz edilmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı COVID-19 sürecinde akademisyenlerin uzaktan eğitime karşı kullanıcı dirençlerini, uzaktan eğitim sistemlerine ilişkin algılarını, eğitim sisteminde meydana gelen değişikliklere yönelik algılarını etkileyen faktörlerin belirlenmesidir. Araştırmanın örneklemini Türkiye’de 43 farklı üniversitede görev yapan 440 akademisyen oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın örneklemi kolayda ve kartopu örneklem yöntemleriyle belirlenmiştir. Veriler Google Forms’da oluşturulan çevrimiçi anket formu kullanılarak elde edilmiştir. Veriler üzerinde geçerlilik ve güvenirlik analizleri yapıldıktan sonra yapısal eşitlik modeli kullanılarak 8 farklı hipotez test edilmiştir. Analiz sonucunda çalışma kapsamında önerilen sekiz hipotezin tümü kabul edilmiştir. Yürütülen çalışma kapsamında, değişime karşı direncin uzaktan eğitim sistemi kullanıcılarını önemli ölçüde olumsuz bir şekilde etkilediği bulgulanmıştır. Bununla birlikte, algılanan kullanım kolaylılığı ve faydanın ise tutum ve davranışlar üzerinde olumlu bir etkisi bulunmaktadır

Keywords

• COVID-19 Salgını
• Teknoloji Kabul Modeli
• Değişime Direnç
• Yüksek Öğretim
• Akademisyenler

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